Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1887, Page 2

- inflicting a probably BORDEN'S LEAP FOR LIBERTY, While Being Brought to Omaha He Jumps From the Denver Express, FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN FARMERS Phelps County Supervisors Allow an Ountrageons but Legal Warrant ~A Bogus lowa Detective Arrested near | bugue. Horde Cortamus, Neb, I gran to the Bre.|—~This morning bound Denver train was slowing up at the B, & M. crossing near Columbus a young man named Borden jumped from the sleeper, which he was permitted to oceupy on account of sickness, An officer named Valentine had two voung men named Borden and Cope- land in custody. having arrested them in Oakland, California, and was taking them to Omalia on a charge of stealing some s from the Union Pacific headquarters seve weeks since and forging the names of officials and eded in - getting to California by their use. The por- ter, discovering Borden absent from his berth, informed Valentine, who, ns #0on us the train reached Benton station. transterred the other prisoner, (Copeland), 1o a freight train and returned to Columbus, Jeaving him in custody, and procuring a buzgy started out in pursuitof Borden, After two hours’ search he found his man at Mr., Henness', near the B, & M. bridee, having Bustained' no injury from’ jumping off the train, The boys, for such they really are, felt their sad disgrace and dredded to face their parents and friends, Phelps Connty’s Supervisors, Horvnx |Special to the Ber]—During the week the county board of supervisors has been in session. Among other business transacted was tho allowing of a claim for $1,000 and ten years interest on an old warrant tssued in the palmy days of the old ring in payment for a safe. The warrant at last found its way into the possession of the State National bank of Lincoln, Neb, and Hon, E. E Brown appeared before the board threatening BUILTO recover payment. The warrant was Issued originally ‘for a safe that was worth about £300 and is now practically valueless. But as the warrant was leally issued the county was compelled to pay it, and so the taxpayers will lave the pleasiire of raising a nt {h the naxt lovy ToF the purs0se. Considerable interest was awakened by a spirited contest for the county printing, which was finally awarded to the Citiz i Nugget at full iegal rates, although two lxl)‘wul bids were filed by other offices in this city. U Probable Suicide, DUBUQUE, 1., Jan. pecial Telegram to the Bre.)—Adam Stager, a tailor, disap- peared trom Dubuyue in October, and in his x00m was found a letter to his landlord say- ing that he would drown himself because he ‘was unemployed, unhealthy and penniless, Yesterday his landlady receiyed from some hunters, who found it on the bank of the river above the city, Stager's memorandom book, in which he said he had tied a weight 1o his Im(lIV and jumped into the river. e leaves a wife in Cedarville, 111, who cannot recover his insurance because she cannot prove his deatl. Fatal Fight Between Ex Neb., Jan. 15, fal 1elezram to the Bek.]—John P. Widup and John XKelso, two well-to-do farmers of this place, last night brought to a o family feud which has existed for the past five years. Widup stabbed Kelso In the lpft breast with a knife, tal wound, and skipped for ‘vum unknown. A party composed ot neighboring tarmers have be iring the country in Search of him, hut at last report hie had not been fonnd. “The attending phy- sleien says Kelso cannot live, armers, A “Detective” Arrested. Denvque, Ia., Ja —[Special Telegram tothe Ber|—United States Marshal Desmond breught to Dubuque to-day one Henry Wil- son, who has been playing the role ot detee- tive for some time and such has collected sums offmoney from various liquor dea in Benton county and elsewhere as penalt for violating thé liquor law. e w rested at ‘Tekomoh, Neb., and will be held on 8 charze of fuilure’ to make proper account- ing for such money collected. Chiarged With Criminal Libel, DEs MoiNes, la., Jan. 15,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—Mr. W. 1. Welch, pro- prietor of the Daily Leader, was arrested this evening on a charge of criminal libel against one G, W. Potts, a constable of this township. Tho alleged libel consisted in an article published in the Leader this morning “‘eharging that Mr. Potts was an imposter and was not entitled to fees of $2,000 which he had collected. Welch gave bond for his ap- pearance in February, when the case will be called, A Bishop's Silver Wedding, DavENvon, la., Jan. 15,—[Special Tele- gram to the Bey.]—Bispop Cerry and wife, of the Episcopal diocese of Davenport cele- wrated their silver wedding to-night. The oe- easion was one of great interest and import- _ance. One thousand invitatious had been ssued und the attendance was very large, howing the high respect and esteem in ‘Wwhich the good bishop is held, The Boss Tornado Cave, BurLzeron, la, 15,—Lieutenant Finley, ot the Unitea States sign rviee, Aas awarded to John R. Church, of Roch- oster, N, Y., the prize of $200 offered by the Burlington Insurance company for best de- #lgn tor a tornado cave <l DOUGLAS COUNTY AND IRELAND, M. Knox Taken to Task by Patrick ol Egan. Laxcors, Neb., Jan, 15 Permit me to say in regard to the discussion which took place in the | © yesterday on the proposal to pass a vote of sympathy with Lreland’s strugele for liberty, that the ~statements of Mr, Kuox, of Douglas county, and Mr. ‘I'racy, of Lincoln county, that the motion was brought forward by Mr, Caldwell, _of Lancaster, for the purpose of making po- litical capital, were wholly and entirely un- _warranted. The idea of introducing such a yesolution originated with Mr. Fenton, of Richardson county, and it was at his request A0d mine that Mr, Caldwell took action in the matter, It is lamentable to find men elected 10 reprosentative positions displaying such <dgnorance and narrowness as that shown by r. Knox and Mr. Tracy in yesterday's dis 85100 | the former—a Scotchiman w {m OWes is election mainly to Lrish votes—maintain- ng that Irishmen live under the sawe laws and enjoy the same privileges as English men or Scotchmen; and the latter—who ought to be an Irishman—bitterly opposi nd sneering at a vote of sympathy with tre- d, because it appesred 1o emanate from a epublican source. 1 am glad 1o beliove that my adopted state does not contain many amore such statesmen. 1 woula especially re- mind Mr. Tracy of the old adage that “a bad n never makes a good husband,” and in ike manner that the man who is unfaithful %o the land of his nativity will never make a weliable citizen of his adonted country, Yours trul. Parnick Eeax, o the Editor: An Alleged Expose of Corruption, New Youk, Jan. 15.—A Washington ‘epecial special says: Theopliolis French, who appears to-day as the author of an alleged ex- Pposure of the corruption of the Pacific rail- yoads, was removed under President Arthur's adwinistration for iwproperly using Rils ofice, presumably in the iuterest of the ailroads. From the government's service e went Into that of the railroads and he now uses the information obtained there and ®lsewhere to freshen upa lot of stuff that dasappeared at various times in the news- [“Napers ou the Pacitic coast. 1u au interview THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY C. P. Huntington, . president of the Central Pacific railroad, said that California papers had published similar ar- ticles before, and_one of them said we had stolen 150,000,000 and now it had been re- duced to £200,000, The books of the com- pany had been and were open for_inspection and the matter had nrobably been looked into twenty times, French has been in here sev- eral times to see ne about buying his informa- tion. I told him 1 know all about the matter and if he had anythine to sell he had better show me something 1 did not know anything about, young man,” alluding to French, *“was impecunious and evidently wanted to make a little money.” - Compulsory Education in the Aemy. New Yonrg, Jan. 15.-—-General James B, Fry, of the regular army, expressed his views freely this afternoon before the milit service institute on Governor's isiand. The subject for discussion was compulsory educa tion in the United States army. The 8 ox) A in his paper caused quite a sen- sat moug a large number of prominent people who attended and also provoked much criticism. He eriticized the public school systemand said that it couid hardly b imed that the selection of men as law- makers proved that the public school system bad done anything to improve voters or to - purify the franchise. Sehools are maintained atenormous cost to prevent corruption. The speaker eharacters ized the public schools as a species of com: pulsory charity. Then the speaker argued against the introduction of compulsory edu- cation in the army. He said that general ed- ucation was nota function of the gover ment. “All enterprises belonging to indi- viduals must fail whenever assumed by the state. The conclusion s inevitable, that the system should be abolished.” " Ie adyocated higher pay for soldicrs, to secure a Dbetter class of men, —— Anarchists as Honorary Bakors, Cuicaco, Jan. 15,—In the national con- vention of journeymen bakers to-day a reso- lution condemning the verdict in the an- archist trial was passed with a_whoop. delegate froni New York objected to the elec- tion of the efzht condemmned men to honorary membership in the Chicago branch. The ground of the objection was that none of the eight were bakers. The convention, how- ever, sustained the election, Subsequentl the convention was addressed by Albert Curl- lin, editor of the Arbeiter Zeitung, wh amid great applause, charged the respor bility of the “[Haymarket riot to the pol If the bomb had not been thrown,” shouted Curllin, *Spies, Fielden and Parsons would have dicd there, for the police came there to kill them.” “When the cheering subsided he added he occurrence of May 4, 1886, may oceur again May 4, 1857, in St. Loiis, hil delphia; Cincinnati or New York.” —~— Honoring Commander Fairchild. Trov, N. Y., Jan. 15,—General Lucius Fairchild, commander-in-chiet of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived in this eity this afternoon and was given a_cordial re- ception. He was escorted by military and the Grand Army of the Republic organiza- tion in a parade about the city. Later in the day Mayor Whelan and prominent citizens welcomed their guest at Music hall. which was followed by a banquet. Commander Fairchild remains here over Sunday, ssgbayed The JudgmentReversed. NEW Yorg, Jan. 15—A judgment for $102,02 which was secured a year ago by David Stewart against C. P, Huntington, the railroad King, was to-day reversed by the general term of the supreme court and a new trial ordered. ‘The subject of litigation is a ansaction in the stock of a road between Hopkins, Leland ker, g A ide in Colorado, . 15.—An Ouray special to A snowslide in casin_yesterday killed two men name and Dono nd severoly “T'he slide swept away all the buildings of the Union mine and injured one of the men. It the men working in the Sheri- Stewart and Mark ford and Charles C nen inn injured anoth er. carried aw dan and one from the Mendota mines, bruising them considerably, Kentucky’s Penitentirey in l"lmnosi LOUISVILLE, Jan. 15.—4 special to th: Courier-Journal states that the penitentiary at Franlkfort is in lames, The fire originated in the engine room in an old Lemp house in which the furniture, boot and shoe factories have been conducted and the entiro building with its contents will be destroyed. The prisoners are all locked within the cell house, which is separate from the burning puilding, built of stone and_entirely fice proot, 'The 1oss on building and contents is roughly es- timated at 35,000, Bricklayers Elect Officers. WasiN Jan, 1 he National con- vention of bricklayers was in session most of the day and elected the following named President, Alexander Darragh ce president, Andrew Me mick, of Toronto, Canada liam 11. Stevenson, of Cineinnatis tréasuter, Patrick Murray, of Albany, N. Y, - Carri of C. Mayne and Benson all day ve everybody a chance to ta lot on the first day of sale. harles Beindorfl, the junion member of firm of Fowler & Beindorfl, architeets, ves to-day on a business trip in the east. : misfit_clothing parlors, left last evening for New York., Ho will be absent about two wecks on business, Conductor W. H. Jackson, running the dummy train between Omaha and South s he takes fare of about 1,100 o daily. Mr. Philip D, Miller, of Panora, lowa, is doing an extensive business in Nebraska for that intluential and widely ecirculated paper, the Field and Farm, of Denver. Dean Garduer having returned from his visiteast, will officiate at the usual hours to-day (Sunday). Services 8 and 1la, m. and 7350 p. m, The Sumln{l-\n'n £ sermon will be on **Christ lost and found 3 Mr. William Gladish, the well known drng- gist of this city, leaves' to-day for Toronto, anada, to visit his tather and mother whont he has vt seen for eight years, He has uiany friends in this city who will wish him a trip and a happy visit in the home of his hood. Henry Mies, ot Omaha, who is sojourn- ing in Europe, writes that h 1 sufely at his old home in ( i and will Jeave for Ital nd, Fr and other places of interest about the 1st prox., from whence he will leave for nd expects to arrive nere the arly part of spring. Hank says he is en- joying his trip to the Fatherland im- mensely. —— s s will run between of C. K. ne and Monday to give eve select a lot on the 1 the oflices Benson all day ybody a chance to L day of sale. The Clearance Kecord, The bank clearances for the week ending yesterday were as follows: Total....... . Per cent of increas Carriages will ruu between the oflices of C. K. Mayne and Benson 1l day Mon- day 1o give everybody a chance to select @ lot on the fwst day of sale. - A Bargain at South Omal For Sale—15 acres near. Annex, and see about it. 115 8. 15th St. R R Barw & Co. -~ Thirteenth Street Crossing. The Unlon Pacific railroad getting ready for an early start upon its bridge over Thirteenth street. A large quantity of ma. terial has been unloaded at the place men- d and more will be added as the time nees. 1t is the intention of the company to bezin work as early as possible in the spring and push it to a rapid elose. " call Carriages will run between the offices of C. E. Mayne and Benson all day Mon- day to give everybody a chauce to seleet L oou the drst day of sale, TOBOGGANING AT TUXEDO. Scientific Way of Steoring the Yonng Buds Down the Slippery Slide. WHAT JAY GOULD CANNOT BUY. Something About Ballentyne, the Great London Lawyer—Big Men Out After Dark—Wagner Car Exclusiveness for the Ric New Yorg, Jan. 13.—[Correspondence of the Bre,]—0, she was a lovely girl to look at—until, in the slang which 1 pre- eume she would employ in describing the incident, she gave herself away., She was eighteen to thirty, according as the bloom of health had or hadn't conserved an appearance of youthfulness, Her figure was the happiest imaginable medium betwixt emaciation and rotundity, and she walked with the gait of conscions beauty fashionabiy clothed and adornea. At her left elbow saun tered a dude whose name is sometimes geen in the reports of swell assomblages, while at her right promenaded a com- panion of her own sex. Thus she moved along in frontof me, and I soon discerned that all was not peace between her and the chappie. Amiable relations were strained for a block or so, and then broken all to pieces. The delicate pink of her checks flamed up to crimson, and her quiet demeanor became turbul As though by sudden inspiration, withdrew one hand from her own fur mull’ and_inserted 1t in that which o0 feminine friend was carry- The doubling up of her fists in the two mulls was indicated by the bulging of the soft surface, and in another i stant she struck the attitude of a pugilist. She had tr rmed the mufls into box- ing gloves. e a flash she pitched into the dandy, and the vocabulary of the prize ring would be uzeful right’ here to deser] tshe did to him. I have \per s of a pugilisti engagement during its progress, jot down the hasty words on a succession " of outlined human figures, and by that de- vice manage to keep up with the pro- ceedings, but nothing short of an ele trical ¢ ic apparatus could have re- corded the blows which this girl pelted all over that poor duc The mufi- Flu\'oe d him from physical harm, but his mind was shattered in one short round, and he fled. But the reason why 1 have written this account of so rude an oceurrence is to show that, in a big cit one can’t judge persons by first appe ances THE SUDDENLY FAMOUS TUXEDO is an attempt to fence out the promis- cuous multitudes from the diversions of a chosen few. To become a dweller there, even for o weck, is like getting into a re- stricted club. The name of the appli- cantis sentin to Pierre Lorillard, and he, assisted by an advisory committee, decides whether the candidate is good enough to be aecepted as an nssoci Not only have Mrs. Langtry and Mi Fortescue been repulsed, but Patti, al- though her reeent marriige o her lover was urged us a clearance of her record, reted. Of course, there is going to be a row, and very hkely the terprise will eventually go to pie explosively, for n ty nob fami has poor and s ves, and wing the line of exclusivencss it already’been made to ¢ut riggnt veral eireles bound together by sanguinity. One adyan of Tu volicy is that denizens 1 loosen their conventionality considerably. The sports of dancing, skating, snowshocing and tobogganing are prrsued with an abandon which would not be sanctioned in sight of common spectators, Maud, age ten, went toboggaumg and thus breathlessly deseribed the “You climb up & lot of stairs, s your legs and go whizz! Its just perfectly ove Youought to getonone.” At Tuxedo park bigger girls than Maud think it is superlatively lovely and do not get weary of the fun, y dress for it from top” to toe, and a blanket sujt covers one as completely as the mantie of charity, and utterly preciude bility ot emparrassment in case of an up- set, they don’t want any laces or em- broidery, but put on warm underclotiing and arc rationally comfortable. Blanket suits in strong colors tre usually worn, but the PRET reporter. in xedo OUTFIT AT TUXEDO is an ecrue cider-down fiannel with red bands, worn by a brunette bud, who is just a trifle too stout to appear to the best advantage in the hs and clum- sier material. - Another handsome suit is al jersey flannel with gold bands, epaulets and sash, The wearer is a l:thl. and she lets her golden bhai stream out from under a black toque as he whizzes down the half mile slide. ome man is going to be blinded by that tlying mass of gold before the ice melts at Tuxedo, Toboggan 1s conductive to sociability and soon puts acquaintainces on a firmer footing of friendship. On the steep Tux- edo shide, a girl cannot trust to her own skill and str but must have the strong arm ot & man to hold her upright. He sits behind, in order to steer the craft, and it is absolutely necesss that he should keep one arm least about the wust of his timorous passengers when the toboggan begins to slew around, and manifest a tendency fi:n crab-fushion, there is some da osing your balance and completing the slide in an undignified and distressing attitude, and she implores him to holc heron. ' If he is not altogether devoid of wit or a misanthrope he will respond at once and take away what little breath the swift motion may have leftin her, and then she feels perfectly secure, The bud was steered down the slide that same night by a poor iittle straw-colored son [ & banker, who devised what he thought 'y ingenious scheme for assuring the oty of his charge. He tied the ends of her sash to the side rails of the to- boggan so that she was held up- right, as the mast of a ship is held by the shrouds. He explained that the arrangement left both his hands fi to the t, and the poor thing couldn’t understand why the bua s she didn't think sliding was good fi The toboggan steerer is filling the y in the social organization left vai when the skating rink professc 1= i with his occupation, his smirk and his cheek. At the public slides young men are employed to take care of begin: ners and steer the toboggans for VENTUKESOME YOUNG WOMEN, They are not slow in making acquamt- rnces upon the slightest provocation. At one of the New York slides half a dozen of these fellows are kept, and when not on the coast or treating their passe s to hot coffee they gather above the s in one of the buildings and compare notes. One chap trinmphantly exhibits a card given him by his last charge and passes it around for inspection. Discas- sions and jokes follow lllml would not be agroeable for the subject to hear. loped with a toboggan pilot” may be be & common headline in the newspaper before long. The skating rink professor lies smouldering in the grave, but bis soul is sliding on, It requires all the time and agility of one man at the foot of a toboggan incline to recover the hats and bonnets that come consting down behind the tobogganers who are not rigged properly for the sport. At the pablic slides, on’ the Polo grounds, the hit chaser takes as many risks as a bridge juwper, aud no iusur- ance company wonkl iesne & policy o him at less than freight-brakeman's rates, if the agent could ece him at work Down comes a long toboggan, loaded with half frightencd women and bump- ing from side to side in a most alarming way. Thespeed 1s about a mile a minute, and the wind of the rush whirls off bonnet and leaves the gwner bareheaded. Of course she clutehes wildly at the air, turns her head around ‘and” reaches out astern, as though she gxpected the ma chine to stop and let somebody hand her the bonnet. Before she knows 1t she 1s two hundred yards away, with her hair flying hopele “undone. The bonnet flutters moment n_the air, drops upon the ice and coasts down the hill right in the trac If not rescued quickly, the next tohoggan witl make a mournful wreek of the work of millinery art, The alert chaser jumps upon the slide, grabs the bonuet, and then devotes his attention to evading the coasters, If the starter has let another toboggan loose without SEEING THE BONNET EPISODE, the chaser must look out for his legs, and sometimes he eseapes being demolished only by spri into the air and letting a thunderbolt composed of some three hundred pounds of beauty and a man, shoot under him. Derby hats have to take more desperate chances than the bounets, because the chaser goes after them only when the ¢ are good for getting out ive, male hats usually eseape notice until they have been run over once or twice. The spectators along the line manif disgust and dis- approval when a silk hat 18 rescued in unscemly haste, There 18 something about the badge of eivilization that exeites the destructive instinet in man, and a crowd always enjoys secing it demok ished or maltreated. The spectators at a toboggran slide consider that they have been defrauded of rightful entertainment when a high hat is restored intact to swell conster. Lot a ehaser miss a bon- net, however, and half o dozen men will risk their necks to snateh it from the paths of the coming toboggan. Girls who are much addicted to the sport, or wish to be regarded as experts, don't wear hats or bonnets on a slide. They follow the Canadian style with toques, or knit caps, which are picturesque and never fl; So the great London tyne,is dead, He has not been w bis Ameriean visit. Probably t didn’t kill him, though it must tremendously depressing, He immense reputation in his own country asa wit, and Jus idea was to muakea hundred thousand dollars or so lecturing humorously to us Yankees. Immediately on his arrival, he invited the editors to S to interview him. One of : gentlemen found Ballantyne an ur- old chap and very anxious for space in the daily journals. Of course,the reporter Ly cager to produce a column or tte The lawyer opened Lis mouth to speak, and the other opened his book to take notes. The Englishm rzan to tell anecdotes of the British aristocracy, of actresses and of clubs. 1T WAS ALL AS DULL AS PUNCH. The pencil of the journalist did not touch the paver over which it was ex- pectantly suspended. He could not dis- 'rnin all that his host was saying a single_line that would be published in a New York sheet. Mutualembarrassment ensued, Gradually the truth dawned on Ballantyne. “There's no use,” he dfrankly. “Not only have I told zome of my best stories to you, but I have tried them on seyeral other gentlomen, and never a smile have they caused, What can 1 ex peet, then, ot audicnees’ here. 1 shall have a good time soclally in this countr no doubt, but I am going to be u failure as a lecwur And so he was, Gould, with all hismillions id one of New York's most successful busi- ss aen, *‘cannot buy what he most de- He would almost give 90 per cent fortune for social snition in certain circles and_ fellowship with the best business men of the city. It isn't a question of family ancestors; and obvi- ously it is not a question of mon. Up the river at Irvington there is quite a s tlement of million, 5, all nen of aflairs, who atte: bus in the city. They ble lot of old bo; id like to chut together on the way fo and from the city. Ten of them combined, at suggestion of one of the colony, and made arrangements with the Hudson River railroad for speeial drawing room car on the regu rain, 50 that they could be sure of hay- Ing seats together every nd be ) to talk to each other. i of the expenses and w t members 1y nees while Ballan- 1l since trip e been had an lawyer, entitled to number of seats for himself and f his family, and altogether it nice sociable arrangement, had a coach, too, at Irvington to take them from the depot to their homes, When Jay Gould bought the Merritt pla on, he thought it would be ple join his neighbors in the special car scheme. Accordingly he made a proposition to chip in and huy A SECTION OF THE WAGNER CAR.C) His name was put before the ten bus ness men one morning and somebody r lieved the evident constraint of the by suggesting that the proper thin to vote upon the proposition in the y that members of clubs arve voted for. vas passed and Jay Gould was od. It is not neces: say or not the vote was unanimous, was _refused admission to the ar, Mr. Gould isnot a hoor in nd he is fairly educated, and certainly intelligent. But tho. S men have certain ideas about ways of making money, ana they do not endors the methods by which Jay Gould has a quired his wealth, They would not re- e as an equal a toree eard monte er, and in their eyes some forms of k operations are no better than thi ble-rigging. Mr. Gould has an expens| steam yacht to take him to and from Ir: ington’in summer, and no doubt solaces himself with the satisfaction of making a bigger show than his neighbors. But perhaps he would give the Atlanta for a seat in that special car, Gould might retort upon that party Col. Ingersoll did on David Dows and I S.Jaffray, who chanced to have been two ¢ the very passengers who declined to ride on the same exclusive wheels with the little king of Wall street, Dows and Jaf fray arc oxemplars of all that is welghty digoified | in business and The; had made remarks, church meeting, derogatory to the famous agnostic as a vicious member of soeiety, The colanel sat in a Broadway hotel, at twilight, hing the passing show, Dows ana Tay came aleng, portly, pompous and airy, Ingersoll started to his feet. He gecmed shocked and alarmed, “What's the matter?” was asked, latter!” he wildly exclaimed, with an expletive which my informant kindly omitted here are Dows and Jaliray out without a chaperone.’ Craga BeLLE, —— The Gettysburg Panorama, ‘The directors of the Gettysburg Panorama company met at the board of trade rooms yes- terday afternoon and recelved the reports of the secretary and treasurer, Which were veri- fied by the auditing committee. The reports show that the investuent has proven a si cess financially, Since the panorama was completed in May last the average attend- ance of visitors has been 4,000 a montn, Div- idends amounting to 12 per cent of the ins- vestment have been paid since May, S - The Slugger Sent Up, James Nolan, the tough Who tried to et Oficer McBride's jugular vewn yesterday I ntenced 10 ninety days in unty jail and fined elw,l-LJmln Sten- berg vesterday afternoon. Nolan's partner, Tow Hayues, was let off with a line of $lt, whethe but he specis mann and society, in A JANUARY 16 CULCHAW COULISSE CHAT, The National Opera Troupe Received With Hate-Off in Boston, TAKING THEIR TWILIGHT TEAS. Hand-Reading Craze—Palmistry is a Science—~Buddhism and Brown- ing Laid Aside—Newsy Lete ters from the Hab, JosToN, Jan, 12 the Bre.]—This week ment of the Ame company in this city, and gagement it h n. Fora few ing evenings last week there was o and searcely noticeable lack of y age, owing to the extremely consery character of Boston opera patrona to a false impression provalent local musieal circles that the Nation company is a private enterprise, run in the interest of a few heavy stockholdor: No suspicion could be more unjust The promoters of ‘this gr ente prise are most sincere in their efforts to furnish American eities with as good performances of grand oper: an be found anywh in Europe. They are men and women rep- resenting our hest cireles of society; they are public spirited Jovers of music and have given much time and money to achiove a result of which they may well be proud. agnificent presen 1st” and Verdi cd enough v suceess of the Boston engngement on good authority that if the o couid he prolon arge fi sturns woula be the result Aid, ks among the best of Verdi's produc tons, The subject is a national Bgyptian one and the opera was written by Verdi at the request of the khedive of Egypt being first performed in Cairo in 18 Its presentation_here on Monday nmight s evidence of a perfeet mastery of all conntloss tending sueh a The costume: intments wore thoroug| n. the prima donna, Madi, indentified herself so completely with the character of the Sthiopian slave girl as to assume a color and make-up which rende lmost unrecognizable. Munage tetson 3 tience' at the Globe with Miss Ge Ulmor in the title role been well received and week, Miss Fortesene gave Mr. tie version of Ouida’s “Moths™ at the Park Iast night. Moths™ does not strike such fertile soil in the **Hub” as it seems to have done in the metropolis, If the play were less objectionable: from a moral standpoint, and its sentiment wero ts atmosphere natural and its tone althy it would leave a decidedly more agrreeable impression, This is the third week of Mme. Modjoes- svery successful engarement at Hollis Street theatre, Mme 3 is fully worthy of th rise it re ceives and she is admirably subported b; Maurice Barrymore, Mary Shaw and N Vandenhoft, Five o’cloek teas s upon socic {Correspondenco of closes the engage opo nt pen slight on) ation of Gon- “Aida” have rise to insure the It is seenery ed her “Pa aldine “Patience’ has will run this Hamilton s re getting . They have nme blished that ingli s written a cook hook especi- preparation of such wer for this form of W, butter and no longer stand alone within the ince of thes o'clock tea tabl these “old standbys,” if 1 that ‘expressive {erin, eakes wiches of all_kinds,'and various cups wd cooling drinks have been added 1o the unwritten menuof that asion, Whatev of the five o'cloc sin high favor now inted that since marriage hours have been extended to the afternoon, the five o'c ton will soon take the place of hea iding k simple w returs it seems to have taken D bove all others among very fashionable prople, and it 1s 1 great boon to socicty people of limited me or to those who wish to avoid the cares of a large dinner party, Lut the oper: nd 5 o'clock not the only things which attention of society folk this wint side the usual social duti sions we have had more than our quota of physical inquiries and_rese T mind reading craze took Boston | storm, For weeks, old and young have been plunging info its intric a8 muei s the London p played in discussing the Colin-Camphell divoree enso. But no sooner does 3 Bishop's star hegin to set, than up riscs another, and apparently a brighter on in the shape of M Tl Heron Allen’s lectures and on cherroso K" the s of thes hand. Mr. Heron Alleni « not Zypsy ortunc teller nor a revealer of dark myste but a seientific leeturer, whom scient mwen in London and New Yor given « consideration and en, wgement. He the hand ¢ many eminent phrenologists have studied the head, and has cley sty to the dignity of a seience, having devoted his whole life to the work. He has made a speeialty of the action of the brain upon the hand, and has only to see the latter to form his opmion a5 to other ecauses which haye produced the visible efte It is not the' spiritualistic cranks who give audience to Mr. Heron Allen, but” the people who form that ittle world called “society,” and it is to say thatm a week the eraze will be as alent here as it has been in Lonnon, or New York. - g S to ey 1st winter Buddhism and Browning aged the minds of ardent socicty students, This winter Psychology secms to haye superseded Buddhism, but the Browning fever is still burning, For some unaccountable reason Browning clubs sprang nto existence last winter without a moments warning, and in two days the bookstores were un- able to supply the demand for that poets’ books. ~ There began one con tinued grind among young and old to old to erret the meaning of a line or two of “In a Balcony” “I'he Flight of the Duchess,” but in vain! Ouly one or two of the most enduring menibe of th wet towel traternity canght a fuint glim- mer of light from & poem or two. As for the gentler sex, alas! It is said that there is butone woman 1 Boston that understands any of Browning, and sh has only succceded in solving' the mys- teries of one poem, 1t is not known who the woman is or what the poem is, But let's not ridicule the Bostonians for studying Browning. That gentle- man has been called a° suceessful - pc and it would be a shame not to have any one in America who can read him intel- ligently, If Bostonians ean’t read him who ean? Therefore let them read on! Roston may have her own ways, but let’s be thankful for her. Franz el Carriages will run between the offices of C, E. Muyne and Benson all day Mon- day to give everybody a chane a iul on the first day of sale. teas are eng LPEL, Secret d Wife Arrive. WASHINGTON, Jan, 15.—Secretary Lamar and bis bride arrived here this morniug, -~ Carriages will run betwecn the oflices of C. Mayne and Benson all day Monday te give evervbody a chance to seleot & lot on the first day of sale: 1887.~TWELVE PAGES, Real Estate Transfers, Filed January 15, 1887, reported for the Bee, W M E Hawley to Frances M ‘Briges, lot 11, bk & Exchange place—w d, §735, J 1 DAavis and wita to Geo H Guy, b int in lots 1 bIK 438, 18 blk 435, 5 bik 450, 4’ blk 457, 10 DIk 471, 6b1k 481, 1,2, 5,6, 7,8, 14,15 and 16 blK 447, and Spring Place Reserve' 20 blk 446, 1 bIK 457, all in Grandview, also lots 1and 2 blk 43k Omalia=w d, 1,500, Geo 1 Guy and wite to Helen 1 SAMe as last—q ¢, 8650, Lewis I Hanimond and wife to N (el lots 15 and 14, Selby Heights=w d, Hobbie, qu oo, Aucustus Kountze et al to Rm"u lots 9 and 10 blk & T lsine S 1 ks | idward F Paas- Plainview—w d, seall to Ralph E Gaylord, all of Ty d 4, Burlington ~place—w d, Jos L Kennard et al to Minerva A Briggs, W0 Lt of e 100 {t, lots 15 and 14, bIk 5, Haw- thorne—w d, 81,0 _ David 3USt yeoln Y. 14 and 13- Sykes, wd, I'heodore ock, lot § John Hegemann to Alox M Metay- HCk's Grove—w d, $1,500, wherty to John K Christiansen . 10, 111, 419, blk 3 and all of bik 5, loverdale, w 110,100, Lewis A Grof and wife to George 1l lot 5, bik 3, Pratt’s sub-iv, w d—8630, Unifon Stock Yards company to the publie, plat of Brown Park dedication. John A MeShane to G 135, 14 and 15, blk 26, West i Catherine Sullivan et al t et al, 10 acres in lots §120.000 Tidward Maloney to Theodore Olsen et al, 10 neres in lots 8, Tyand 13, q ¢ —$2,00 Nathan Elliolt and wife to Georze W Beard, n 1¢ lots 5 and 4, blk 2035, Omaha, e—51.00, Thomas § MeMurray G Glenn, lots T and 2, 1 A-82,000, " w Byron Reod ot al to David V Shipley, e 4, nw g, ne g lots 5, 16 and 13, w d 3 Detinis Cunningham et al o John Reeve lot 19, bik 3, Washington Hill, w d—$:00. Jolin T “Panisen and wite to George 1L Payne, lots 9 and 14, Kellom Place, w d— ] I° Moriarty e o « Keves, lots b, W 81,500, Theodore Olsen Hand 15, wd=— nd wife to Edward I 5, Omalia View, w al to John F Coad reforecs, lots 1 and 2, blk 5, Kountze & Ruth's add, referecs decd-—~S 170,000, (Y W Hamilton to A G “8, Sunnyside, w d Jno Cliristianso ¢ 24ths lots 2and 3, Lk 25 3 bk hitg, Omaha, w d—§1 Chas 18 Chis ¥ Kohlman, lot aee, wd=—<1,600, nd wite to Frdk ' 1T Blake, 10t 10, bk 4, Foster's add, w 81,500, Moses I Clark to J J° O'Conner, part of lot 8, bk 201, Omaha, | ¢ 3 Burr H Richards et al, to John | nor. et al, I res in 55, James G Megeath to acres in 5, 13, W fourke and wife W Omaha, w 1by et al to W I Motter, lots 6 and IRush & Selby’s add to South Omal Wahlstrom, lot vl wifeto J 11 McShane, 2511, also part of lot .65, etal, 10 Chas 1 Brown, 100 Dufrene et al to Chas E Squires, n Capitol add, w d— rihy et al to WJ Buehani y Park Place, w d - . . Riley and wife to M blk 0, S K Rogers' a Mon and wite (o Jno S 1t son, lot 5, bk 80, S Omada add, w d— N H Coffman and wife to Chas Landrock, .N,)l'lmnlm:hzun and Brennan's add, w d W 110 sub- £ W =8, 826 ft lot 20, A Red Jno W ftofnl Lw d James Adans to Josephine blk feries to LG and Cobb’ sub ot lot 1, Iston, w rk Place, w d fon Stock Yards company public piat of blks 9 10 20, inclusive, add {0 Sonth Omalia—dedieation. C E Mayne and wife to Florence M vet, ot sub-div ot J 1 Rediek's Wod=-31.51 the First Har- add, to in and wife fo Erastns A 1 J 15, sely, 16, 12, Dennis am et al to Lewis Stemm, 1ot 15, bk 3, Washinaton Hill, w d—$200. Samuel Hawver and wife to Thos J lot 10, blk 6, Collee Place, w d— ) M Iazard and wife is, St. Paul & acres in 10, 15, 1 11 Eva Nattinger ctal o Orlando lots Tand bk 1, Kilby Place, w d— =2, John W Hozier to Julia Hozier, lot 6, Kirkwood, w d—1, Eln C Brownlee etal to Wi O Gamble, Wl lot 2, Anna M D MeCorimi etal, 10t 19, Okohoma, J H Hungate (trustie) o 13, bli 12, Bedford place, w d WA T Gibbon and’ wite Sprague, lots 24 and 25, Harlem 8510, 1T Maxwell and wife to Sloane & lot 2, bk 5, 2 add to S Omah, w d—=1, Ottis 11 Ballou and wife to'Lewis I 1l mond, w30 ft Jot 28, Millard & Caldwell's add, W d— 0, shm Hunton et al to Win Beatty, 3-S40-10, ik 6, Boyd's 500, ved’k 1 Davis and wi Beatty, W00 ft of $50 ft of lot 16, Kountze's 2d add, W a—84,000, Wm L McCague to_the public, plat of Mc- Cagne' o Omaia, e nely'nely see 15— ation. son and wife to Corne and 20, DIk 2, w d— 3600, Arthur S Potter’ ¢t al'to I8 W I Crowell, lots 15-14-15-16-17-18, Totter & Cobl’s add Lo Omaha, W d—5 Wi lx;-‘.m 000, At S Bennewa 1o A It Dufrence, lots 010, DIk 6, Boyd's add, w d—s?, 200, Layne and wife 1o Wil Preston), 146 interest i 1 08 exeept right of way Omaha & Southwestern Ry Co, w d— 500, red’k Drexel and wife to ( Okoloma, I tsenson Spaulding,lots 3and 4 21.200, Patrick Hoctor and_wife ar, sty nwh swiy sel see 50 Geo I Bennison and v , Prospect plac and wife to | ospeet place, e . orbes et al to Meyer Héllman, lots ub, ( 4,000, Yurtis and wite to sleyer Hellnan, ek nely see 1615, w d—54,000, Lew Pizley and wife to Gladden W Hull, , W A Redick’s add, w 000, Lewis A Stewart to John F Twamley, n ft ot 9, bk Kountze's 8d supplemental add, W d--$1,000, T'C Brunner et al to Nathan Shelton, lots 12-12:13, Morse & Brunner's add, w d—3s1,500, Ernst Schroder to Fritz_Severin, 1ots and 4, blk 15, Millard, w d--$160, Geo'E Barker etal to W' R Morriss, lot 11, blk 4, Thornberg place, w d—s:300 A1 Souer and ‘wite to W 13 Cl interest i 119,20 acres in 55-15-13, w d 0, * 1 L Thomas and wife to A L Root, lot blis 3, Bawthorne, w d A Christian Hansen and wife to A I, oot et al, lot %, blk 14, Omaha View, w d ) M Stuart fo Geo C 1obble, 4 s south of and adioming Hawley ter- South Omaha View, i 9-14-15 w d ard, 0. nd wife to Gerhardt S Ben- O-540-10, blk 6, Boyd's add, 0 I Gibson et 00, wite to Sam'l K , Bennison's sub,w d— to David M Stu- W d—=310,- fe to J I, Rice, lot W d—S$1,600, —83, 45 Ottix H Ballou and wife to 1ins, the 4th 30 ft w from Millard & Caldwell's add, w d A John Kuhl to Nicholas' Wulf, wig 1ot 4 and o'§ lot 5, blk 5, Boggs & Hill's add, w d $1,250, -~ The Boys Bro 3 Detective Valentine, of the Union Pacifie, returned yesterday from Oakland, Cala.,with Copeland and Borden, the two boys who are wanted for the larcesy of a number of passes from the Union Pacitic headquarters, Bor den wade a desperate effort 1o eseape at Co lumbus, as wili be seen by referenice to the BrE's telegraphic columns, Accused of Horse Stealing. John Martin, who has been employed at the army headquarters for & uumber of years, was arrested yesterday, charged with the larcheny of a borse from K. M. Ellis. Martin is evidently having been in a demented condition death of his wite a few months ago, At the annual meeting holders of the Nebraska ancecompany, Mr. Ma sistant sceretary of the company since its organizatior, wld one of the most povular and promiuent underwriters of the west hus been elected scerctary - of Herbert A Col f i of the stock nd lows Insur Goodwin, as the company. Mr. Hart who resigned in his fav still retains his identity with the company in the capacity of manag: ing dircotor, - Worse Than a Fire Alarm One of the most dreadful alarms that can be sounded in a mother's is pro- duced by croup; dreadful, beeause it is known to be dangerous; the more dread- ful beeause the life of a loved one is in jeopardy. Chamberlain's Congh Remedy is 8 never failing safegnard against this dangerous dise: Its reputation as a preventative and cure of croup is fully and firmly established. In fact it is tho only remedy which can always be relied upon, A. S, Clemments, Poplar Springs, Miss, writes: 1 have suftered from a Severe cough for several woeks, and was groatly relicved by the tise of one hotte of Dr- o, H. McLoan's Tar Wine Lung Balm. [ can confidently recommena it as an incom parable remedy for throat troubles. - I'hree Cis.—There are three e's that scize the children and carry them off, Ihe three e's are coughs, colds, and croop. Mothers! Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup saves the hittle one's lives! If men are suffering tortures with toothache they should not try to smile and look eool and handsome. How much wiser to ease the pain with a bottle of nts Salvation Oil. Prie « SPECIAL NOTICES Advertisements undor this hond, 10 cents poe line tor the first meertion, 7 cents for oach sute sequent insertion, and $1.50 a line per month No wivertisoment taken for loss than 25 oonts for the first insortion. Soven words will be counted to the line: they must run consocus tively and must be paid in advance. Al ndver- tigenients must be handed in bofore o'clock P, and undor no- eireumstances will they be taken or discontinued Uy tolophone. Parties advertisiing in these columns and have Ing the nnswoers addressed in care of Tik Ber will plence wsk for a check toenable th their lotters, a8 nono will bo delive on presentation of chieck. All Answers 1o ad- vertisements ghould bo enclosed in cnvelopes, TO LOAN--MONEY, OANS-Louns—Loans. Renl estate lonns, Collaterinl louns, Chattel lonns, Lone time loans. Short time lonns. Money alw: proved seeurity Investmont s es hought and sold. Omnha Finaneinl Exchunge, n. w, cor. aud Harney. Corbett, Manuger, §000m to loun on six tmo nt lowest ratos, W, on hand to loan on any ap- 15th 805 MINE to six yours Fronze L ARIUS & HARRIS, 508 160 At Money to loan on first class sceurity, from £500 upwards, block, opp I O 0,000 TO LOAN at 6 per cont, J. noney, 1500 Grencr )" Ik € Patierson, 16th and Harney. D,000 (o Joan. Sums $600 and upwards, Lowest rates. Temis, room 3, Burker block, L W, cor. 16th nnd Farnam sts 8T TMONEV=First morteng county bunk will iy Arst mortgago on city reaity * PER CENT 6" to lonn. y & Hadley, ick vlock, 520 Rooms 1 anc 15th St 0% ‘ ONEY to lonn, ensh on_nund, no_dolay W and B, L, Squire, 1413 Farnun st Prx- ton hotel buildini. 09 O LOAN=Nony proved real estite | un & ) und Chicago sts. Loans placed onfm city or county for 5t Co., by Douglas K10 New Enciand County bunk, 16 MONEY 1o lonn on eity and farm pr M “low rates, Stewart & Co., Rooln Bunk MONEY TO LOAN ). F. Divis & C Kontn 1605 Faruam st. (1} ONEY TOLOAN Estate anc MG D L. Thon ONEY LOANED 0t C. F. It personnl proporty of il kinds, ticles of vaiue, without removal. 319 8 over Bingham's Commission store, Al nessstrictly confidentinl, 816 ~0n real estate wnd chate . si5 od & Co 5, horses.wagons, nd all othe grnon »loan on Omahe city property ag s er cent.” G W. Day. over 11 Dougluast. % ersigned, who has izod loan agency ONEY to 10nn by tho un the only properly in Omabn, Touns of $10 t; niture, pianos, orgnns, horse g ery, &o., without romoval.’ No delays All buikiness’ Ktrictly confidentinal. Lonns o made that any part can be puid at any time, each pay- ment reduclng the cost pro rata. Advances made on fine watches nnd diamonds. Persons should oarofully consider who they aro donlini with, 88 many now concerns are deily coming into ‘existence. Should you need money, oall and see me. W. R. Croft, Room 4, Withnell Buflaing, 16th and Harney. RIR BUSINESS CHANCES. ~Lunen count [ saLe iy for cash, ness, Cl Douglas e doing good busi L, Hanchett, 152 151 oxchar y or country, elothin Autehor & C¢ QORSALE At n burgain, half inter i £00i, 1ive weekly newspaper in w Town. Sick; CISOS 010 purtner o 1 and witl sell at asucrifice. A rare ohunce for an wetive man, Address 1o $ih 180 [OI SALE —A Stock of Clothing, Gents’ Fur- nishing Goods, cte., good ns 2 locuted and doing i good pitying business in Omaha, on favorablo terms, “Invoios between $%,000 and £0,00. Wil take balf in renl ostate or land. Will gell with or without store fixtures, Ad- dress ut once. Address, C, 40, es ofieo for ronl eatate, invoices Millura Hotel Biock. 1 residence, o, 0 in goutnwesto k00d reasons for s fhee, r #tore on Omnhia and e ailey Ity: stock smil but we < sule per mont l“tvll SALE publican assoried, wyor dross € 42 1 Jron sat At markot and tools, dojng an excolient business. Fine 1ov aross, O, 6, lee Oflice, USINESS CHANC kot o i paved sir; Husiness well ex tublished. Doing from §L000 10 $1,500 per month, Terms reasonable. Inquire Wicdomun hst bet Farnam und Harney, 08 20 rios for salo, 0 Sales now + lush & Selby, 218 5. 15th at, 16 meat mur MOR SALE-Or Trade A clon watcnes, clocks, jewolry and fixturcs, All in good o voice nbout 82,50, Will s will trude for Omuba proporty. box 40, Hinwathu, Knnsas. slock of and sllyorwuro, wdition. Wil in chonp tOF cish or Address lock 00D chance for husiness mun the best restaurant in town. Tor gonablo. Address C, 18, loe office. 190160 W ANLED-A business man wanta 83,00 §0,000 Interest in & good paying logifimnto full description, ~Address A ouncil Bluffs, 184 17¢ PO TRADE~Tnreo stocks” of imorchandis: for chesp raw lund, H. and R, box i Shenandoah, Tn, e V0 BXCHANGE=Merchinidiso for farms and wild land, €. J. Caswell, room 19, 1ron Bank, o 5l VOR SALE—New stock of ladies’ furnishing £00ds, togother with store fixtures. Busi- ness in full conduct with good trade, Locstion Lest on Howard at., occupying 14 stara in square of solid brick. J.'F. Hummond, 116 8, 19th st business. 2, Ree ofl trade for merch Fou BALE—Or 1 furan jand wewr Grand ncres of No island. C.J 18 - 1,0LEy108N€d. Bewis. room 3, Barkor biock' 5. W. cor, 16t and Farnun sts. 594 0K BALE—Hardwaro Dusiness - Wo offor our sbCIf and hewvy burdware husiness for sule, togethor with our lease und good will, Traae largest io the city and jocation the best. Ketiving from tho busineas cause for s¢lling T Baum Hurdware (0., 1028 O st Lincoln. FERSOBAL. YEHSONAL Do you Wanit & £enuTe sond #oll Cawin? E10 and upwards will buy one ou & Cu. U5 il 107 Jb